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Vikings RB Adrian Peterson is in the starting lineup Sunday.

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Adrian Peterson is active for the Vikings in Week 1.

MINNEAPOLIS, MN - AUGUST 24: Adrian Peterson #28 of the Minnesota Vikings looks on before the game against the San Diego Chargers on August 24, 2012 at Mall of America Field at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Hannah Foslien/Getty Images) ORG XMIT: 147963323 ORIG FILE ID: 150705564

Vikings running back Adrian Peterson (28) pulls athletic trainer Eric Sugarman as he runs drills away from the team at training camp.

Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson runs drills away from the team during his time on the physically unable to perform list at training camp at Blakeslee Stadium at Minnesota State University, Mankato on July 27, 2012.

Fantasy owners will be keeping an eye on Vikings running back Adrian Peterson, who is coming off reconstructive knee surgery.

The 2011 season was the first when Adrian Peterson didn''t rush for at least 1,200 yards.

"Muscles on top of muscles" is how Jared Allen describes Adrian Peterson''s body.

Vikings RB Adrian Peterson hopes to play in Week 1 despite suffering ACL and MCL tears near the end of the 2011 season.

Adrian Peterson was released from jail early Saturday morning after an incident at a Houston nightclub.

Vikings RB Adrian Peterson works out at the team''s minicamp June 19.

Vikings RB Adrian Peterson injured his knee in a Week 16 game last season in Washington.

Vikings RB Adrian Peterson injured his knee in Week 16.

Adrian Peterson (28) left last Sunday's game against the Raiders because of a sprained ankle. He won't play this coming Sunday because of a sprained ankle.

Minnesota''s Adrian Peterson meets Carolina''s No. 29 run defense.

Rookie Toby Gerhart and Adrian Peterson each scored a touchdown on the ground, as the Minnesota Vikings held off the Washington Redskins as Leslie Frazier (with ball) won his head coaching debut.

Adrian Peterson had 144 yards from scrimmage and scored on the ground and through the air for the Vikings (3-5), who had dropped two in a row before the Cardinals visited the Metrodome.

Adrian Peterson (28) kept the Vikings in the game with 145 yards rushing and a touchdown. Minnesota recovered a Miami fumble at the Dolphins 24-yard line late in the fourth and drove to the goal line. Peterson, however, was stuffed on this fourth-and-goal try from the 1-yard line with 2:21 left, and the Vikings did not threaten again.

Vikings running back Adrian Peterson gets swarmed by the Saints' Scott Shanle, left, Tracy Porter, top, and Malcolm Jenkins on a carry during the first half of the NFL's season opener in New Orleans.

Running backs Adrian Peterson, left, and Toby Gerhart run through a blocking drill during practice. Gerhart, a rookie, is competing for Minnesota's backup running back position behind incumbent starter Peterson.

Star running back Adrian Peterson runs a drill during an early-camp practice. Peterson angered coach Brad Childress when he skipped a mandatory minicamp in June but was at training camp on time and dismissed talk that he is unhappy with his contract.

All-Pro running back Adrian Peterson waves to a couple young Vikings fans as he bikes to practice. Peterson has the most rushing yards in the NFL since he entered the league in 2007.

Minnesota running back Adrian Peterson runs for a 19-yard touchdown in the first quarter to open up the scoring.

Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson was limited to 63 yards on 26 carries on the day.

Adams, left, made a pre-draft visit to New York with fellow prospects Calvin Johnson, JaMarcus Russell, Adrian Peterson and Brady Quinn. Adams was projected to be a top-five pick in the 2007 NFL draft.

Minnesota quarterback Brett Favre, right, fakes a handoff to running back Adrian Peterson during the first quarter.

Minnesota running back Adrian Peterson searches for an opening during the first quarter.

Minnesota running back Adrian Peterson celebrates a touchdown run during the third quarter.

Minnesota running back Adrian Peterson, top, and the Vikings bench watch Baltimore Ravens' Ray Rice run for a 33-yard touchdown during the fourth quarter.

Typically, it is the Ravens defense that carries the team while the offense struggles. This season there has been a role reversal, with the offense exceeding the 30-point threshold three times, while the defense has let up more than 20 points on three occasions. The defense will have to come to play against the Vikings, who have been lighting up the scoreboard. Brett Favre has a 104.1 QB rating and Adrian Peterson has 481 rushing yards and seven TDs.

Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson, left, scores on a five-yard touchdown run as St. Louis Rams safety Oshiomogho Atogwe tries to keep to keep him out of the end zone. The Vikings beat the Rams 38-10.

Adrian Peterson (28) of the Minnesota Vikings looks to get past St. Louis linebacker Will Witherspoon.

Minnesota Vikings quarterback Brett Favre hands off the ball to Adrian Peterson in the first half of their game against the Green Bay Packers. Favre faced his former team in Minneapolis for the first time.

Minnesota Vikings quarterback Brett Favre hands off the ball to Adrian Peterson in the first half of their game against the Green Bay Packers. Favre faced his former team in Minneapolis for the first time.

Vikings running back Adrian Peterson, left, pushes away San Francisco 49ers free safety Dashon Goldson during a 35-yard dash in the first quarter in Minneapolis.

In a battle of undefeated teams, league-leading rusher Adrian Peterson will square off against the third-leading rusher, Frank Gore. Gore is coming off a huge game, in which he became only the second player in league history to rush for two 75+ touchdowns in a single game. The other player? Barry Sanders.

Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson (28) runs during the second quarter as Detroit Lions linebacker Julian Peterson (59) attempts to trip him up. Minnesota scored 27 unanswered points after the Lions jumped out to a 10-0 lead.

The Vikings' Adrian Peterson is tackled by Cleveland's D'Qwell Jackson. The Browns defense struggled to contain Peterson as the running back ran for 180 yards and three touchdowns in Minnesota's win.

Receiver Bobby Wade joked around with running back Adrian Peterson as camp kicked off on Aug. 1.

The Minnesota Vikings are on a roll as the playoffs near, running off their fifth consecutive victory, 20-13 over the Chicago Bears. In this shot, Adrian Peterson scampers to the end zone for the deciding 8-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter. The running back finished with two TDs on 78 yards rushing.
But that wasn't all that happened under the Metrodome. ...

Adrian Peterson celebrates in the end zone after scoring on a 16-yard run during Minnesota's 42-10 romp over the Detroit Lions. Peterson scored twice and rushed for 116 yards in his first game since being injured three weeks ago.

From left, top NFL draft prospects Adrian Peterson, Brady Quinn, JaMarcus Russell, Calvin Johnson and Gaines Adams pose for photographers atop the Radio City Music Hall marquee in New York. The annual player selection meeting commences Saturday.

After a three-day holdout, Vikings rookie running back Adrian Peterson reported to training camp and jumped in on the action in Mankato, Minn. Peterson signed a five-year, $40.5 million deal on Sunday.

Vikings running back Adrian Peterson bobbles this pass but gains control and rumbles 60 yards for a score against the Falcons in Minneapolis. The Oklahoma rookie also ran for 103 yards in Minnesota's 24-3 victory.

Minnesota's Ryan Longwell boots his game-winning, 55-yard field goal to defeat the Bears 34-31 before a disappointed Chicago crowd at Soldier Field.
The final-play kick was the exclamation point for the performance of Vikings running back Adrian Peterson, who rushed for three long touchdowns and a club-record 224 yards. Peterson also set up Longwell's deciding field goal by returning a kickoff 53 yards after the Bears had tied the game.

The San Diego Chargers defense gives chase while Minnesota running back Adrian Peterson runs into the end zone for one his three touchdowns runs. Peterson carried for an NFL-record 296 yards in a 35-17 victory by the Vikings.